multiprocessing, yet large idle CPU %
by mike atwood
on
Nov 25, 2008 at 2:38:33 pm
Hello,
I have a dual quad core mac (DIMM 2x 1Gb) & AE cs2
I am monitoring my CPU usage in activity monitor, and over 70% is idle.
I have multiprocessing selected, but all signs are telling me that preference has to do with previewing.
Any help? What am I missing?
Re: AE CS2 doesn't support multiprocessing by Kevin Camp on Nov 25, 2008 at 9:18:51 pm
if you don't want to upgrade you ae, for about $50 you can get nucleo that will give ae7 multiprocessing...
however, if you have a macpro, i'd upgrade to at least cs3 for native intel code rather than having to run ae7 under powerpc emulation (rosetta). note this may also involve updating/upgrading many third party plugins to be intel native too.
Re: AE CS2 doesn't support multiprocessing by Jason Milligan on Nov 25, 2008 at 9:28:34 pm
[Kevin Camp]"i'd upgrade to at least cs3 for native intel code rather than having to run ae7 under powerpc emulation (rosetta)."
I concur.
CS3 native vs AE7 under Rosetta makes a huge difference.
Before CS3 released, I was stuck working in Rosetta for months and it was miserable, constant crashes, slow operations, failing renders. CS3 was a godsend.